Senate debates

Tuesday, 5 December 2023

Bills

Infrastructure Australia Amendment (Independent Review) Bill 2023; In Committee

11:29 am

Photo of Larissa WatersLarissa Waters (Queensland, Australian Greens) Share this | Hansard source

As foreshadowed in Senator Rice's speech on the second reading, the Greens have a number of amendments, on sheet 2001 revised 3, to improve transparency. We support the proposals that Labor has put forward to improve scrutiny and planning for infrastructure projects. Labor's independent review of Infrastructure Australia appears to be a step in the right direction for transparency, but this must include Labor's own commitments as well. We are in a cost-of-living crisis, and people are rightly sceptical about big, flashy infrastructure announcements—

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